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The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity today announced that communities impacted by Hurricane Michael will have the opportunity to attend upcoming public workshops and a webinar to provide input on the state’s efforts to access $46.9 million in federal mitigation funding. [Read more…] about The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to Host Public Workshops and Webinar to Access Nearly $47 Million in Mitigation Funding for Hurricane Michael Impacted Communities
The Florida Hospital Association (FHA) continues to work with lawmakers in the Florida House and Senate as they finalize the state budget during the final weeks of legislative session. [Read more…] about Florida Hospital Association Publishes Budget Impact Analyses for Children’s and Rural Hospitals
Voicing their opposition to bills that would preempt local energy decisions, more than two dozen local elected officials today released a letter to Senate President Wilton Simpson and House Speaker Chris Sprowls detailing how such legislation could have negative consequences for communities across Florida. [Read more…] about Coalition of Florida Elected Leaders Voices Perils of Energy Preemption Bills
Armed with new evidence showing nurse anesthetists improve patient care, the Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists (FANA) today urged Florida Lawmakers to take up and pass legislation to cut red tape rules and provide nurse anesthetists with the independence and accountability they need to provide patient care to the full extent and scope of their education and training. [Read more…] about New Study: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Emerge as Health Care Heroes When Emergency Orders Cut Red-Tape Barriers to Care
The Florida Lottery announces the winners from the second of eight drawings in the Gold Rush Supreme Bonus Play Promotion. [Read more…] about Gold Rush Supreme Promotion Winner Banks $1.5 Million
As the Florida House and Senate will begin working to finalize the budget in the upcoming final weeks of Florida’s legislative session, the Florida Hospital Association (FHA) is continuing to work closely with both lawmakers and members alike, and has produced several analyses and resources surrounding the proposed health care budget. [Read more…] about Florida Hospital Association Publishes District and Media Market Hospital Impact Analyses from State Budget Proposals
The exit ramp from eastbound U.S. 441 to State Road (S.R.) 19 in Eustis will be closed for approximately two weeks beginning as soon as early morning Monday, April 12, for paving and reconstruction work. [Read more…] about Upcoming Detour at U.S. 441 and State Road 19
Florida’s seven Managing Entities, which oversee Florida’s behavioral health care safety net system, today urged lawmakers to restore the $60 million proposed budget reduction to behavioral health care services. [Read more…] about Florida’s Managing Entities Urge Legislature to Restore $60 Million in Behavioral Health Care Funding
The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) today issued Emergency Order 2021-EO-02. [Read more…] about Florida Department of Education Issues Emergency Order
Super Bowl-winning Coach Bruce Arians of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and his wife, Christine, star in a public service announcement encouraging Floridians to support the state’s Guardian ad Litem (GAL) Program by purchasing the GAL Foundation’s new specialty license plates. [Read more…] about Bucs Coach Bruce Arians, Wife Christine Film PSA Boosting Guardian Ad Litem License Plates
